The Swiss alternative protein company Planted has its second round of the year worth 17 million CHF (currently around 18.5 million CHF Try the schnitzel. Planted appeared in 2019 as a spin-off from the Swiss research university ETH Zurich, where the founders developed the original technique of extruding vegetable proteins and water into fibrous structures … Read more
As cloud-native apps become more and more central to how businesses function, a startup founded by the developers of a popular open-source authorization management tool for cloud-native application environments is announcing some means to expand its commercialization efforts to expand the opportunity. Styra, the startup behind Open Policy Agent, has raised $ 40 million in … Read more
Jesse Salk, CEO and Co-Founder of TwinStrand Biosciences. (TwinStrand photo) New financing: Gene sequencing startup TwinStrand Biosciences raised $ 50 million in a Series B round led by Section 32, a California-based fund focused on biotechnology, technology, healthcare and life sciences. All venture capital funding for the 6-year-old company is now north of $ 70 … Read more
While Nigeria and Kenya have been at the forefront of African fintech innovation, activities are beginning to take shape in Egypt beautiful. There is currently a burgeoning fintech startup ecosystem in Egypt. Today fintech startup Paymob announced that it has completed a Series A round valued at $ 18.5 million. In July 2020, Paymob raised … Read more
Cubyn, the Paris-based logistics startup that e-merchants can use to outsource fulfillment and delivery logistics, has raised a further 35 million euros in funding. The round will be led by Eurazeo and Bpifrance Large Venture with the participation of First Bridge Ventures and Fuse Venture Partners. Existing supporters DN Capital, 360 Capital, Bpifrance Smart Cities … Read more
Lime announced Monday that $ 50 million had been allocated to operate bicycle parts. This investment was used to develop a new e-bike and will fund expansion this year to an additional 25 cities in North America, Europe as well as Australia and New Zealand. If the company achieves its goal, Lime’s bike share service … Read more
Destiny 2: Beyond Light. (Bungie picture) Bungie, the Bellevue, Washington-based video game company behind popular online shooter Destiny 2, is preparing to take its business to the next level. Bungie announced plans on Thursday to open its first international studio in Amsterdam in 2022 and more than double the size of its US headquarters. It … Read more